What league does Chicoutimi Saguenéens play in?

Chicoutimi Saguenéens play in the QMJHL.

When was Chicoutimi Saguenéens founded?

Chicoutimi Saguenéens was founded in 1973 in Saguenay, QC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Chicoutimi Saguenéens based?

Chicoutimi Saguenéens is based in Saguenay, QC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Chicoutimi Saguenéens?

The head coach of Chicoutimi Saguenéens is Réal Paiement.

What arena does Chicoutimi Saguenéens play in?

Chicoutimi Saguenéens play their home games at Centre Georges-Vézina in Saguenay, QC, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Chicoutimi Saguenéens?

The general manager of Chicoutimi Saguenéens is Benoit Boulianne.

What are the team colors of Chicoutimi Saguenéens?

The team colors of Chicoutimi Saguenéens are Blue + White.

Chicoutimi Saguenéens

1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Chicoutimi Saguenéens were 37-30-3 in the 1996-97 QMJHL season with 77 points, 7th overall.

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1996-1997 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
		David Arsenault (G)	49	1977	Frankfurt am Main, GER	6'1"	181	L
		Rémi Bergeron (G)	46	1979	Saguenay, QC, CAN	5'10"	203	L
		David Boudreault (G)	47	1979		-	-	-
		Frédérick Brind'Amour (G)	47	1979	Québec, QC, CAN	5'11"	176	L
		Marc Denis (G)	49	1977	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	192	L
		Daniel Langevin (G)	49	1977	Chicoutimi, QC, CAN	5'8"	179	L
		Martin Renaud (G)	48	1978		-	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
		Yves Bellerose (D)	48	1978	Saint-Augustin, QC, CAN	5'11"	168	-
		Sébastien Bêty (D)	50	1976	St-Bernard, QC, CAN	6'2"	220	L
		Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau (D)	48	1978	Saint-Tite, QC, CAN	6'1"	183	-
		Frédéric Bouchard (D)	50	1976	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	194	R
		Éric Boyte (D)	46	1980	St-Basile, QC, CAN	6'1"	176	R
		Marco Cimon (D)	49	1977	Hauterive, QC, CAN	5'11"	183	L
		Sylvain Dufresne (D/F)	48	1978	Waterloo, QC, CAN	6'2"	205	R
		Radoslav Suchý (D)	50	1976	Kezmarok, SVK	6'2"	205	L
	#20	Jean-Sébastien Trudelle (D)	46	1979	Lévis, QC, CAN	6'1"	198	L
		Éric Van Acker (D)	47	1979	St-Bernard, QC, CAN	6'6"	229	L
FORWARDS
	#19	Ramzi Abid (LW/C)	46	1980	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	209	L
		Tomas Baluch (F)	47	1979	Poprad, SVK	6'1"	216	L
		Charles Beattie (RW)	47	1978	Tracadie, NB, CAN	6'1"	190	R
	#14	Mathieu Benoît (RW)	47	1979	St-Clet, QC, CAN	6'0"	201	R
		Marc Bouchard (C)	48	1978	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN	5'10"	174	R
		Jason Boudrias (C)	50	1976	Val-d'Or, QC, CAN	6'0"	205	L
		Jean-François Boutin (LW)	49	1976	Fleurimont, QC, CAN	5'11"	194	L
		Alain Charbonneau (LW)	47	1979	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN	6'1"	209	L
		Bryan Dubé (RW)	47	1979	Halifax, NS, CAN	-	-	-
		Mario Favreau (LW)	47	1979	Lac-Mégantic, QC, CAN	5'11"	181	L
		Sacha Fillion (RW)	48	1978	Saguenay, QC, CAN	6'0"	194	R
		Patrice Fortin (RW)	48	1978	Chicoutimi, QC, CAN	-	-	R
		Patrick Gingras (C)	48	1978	Québec, QC, CAN	6'0"	172	L
		David Gosselin (LW)	49	1977	Lévis, QC, CAN	6'2"	198	R
		Denis Hamel (LW)	49	1977	Lachute, QC, CAN	6'2"	198	L
		Olexei Lazarenko (RW)	50	1976	Kharkiv, UKR	5'11"	220	L
		Andrei Mikhalyov (C/LW)	48	1978	Minsk, BLR	6'0"	201	L
		Olivier Morin (RW)	48	1978	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'0"	183	R
		Samuel Paquet (RW)	47	1978	Shippagan, NB, CAN	6'2"	201	R
		Yannick Rasmussen (LW)	47	1978	Brossard, QC, CAN	6'1"	181	L
		Bruce Richardson (C)	49	1977	Ville-St-Pierre, QC, CAN	5'9"	174	L
		Pavel Smirnov (C)	49	1977	Perm, RUS	6'3"	192	L

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1996-1997 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Staff

Head CoachRéal Paiement
Asst. CoachChristian Larue
General ManagerBenoit Boulianne
Dir. of ScoutingJean Lalonde

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1996-1997 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Demographics

Chicoutimi Saguenéens Facts

Plays in: Québec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + White
Town: Saguenay, QC, CAN Map
Founded: 1973

1996-1997 Chicoutimi Saguenéens Roster Facts

Nationalities

34 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Chicoutimi Saguenéens: 2 434 GP
NHL: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Centre Georges-Vézina
Location: Saguenay, QC, CAN
Capacity: 4 724
Construction Year: 1947

Chicoutimi Saguenéens Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/01/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Charlottetown Islanders	-	QMJHL
09/27/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	-	QMJHL
09/25/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Baie-Comeau Drakkar	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	3 - 5	QMJHL
09/20/2026 08:00 PM UTC	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Québec Remparts	2 - 5	QMJHL
09/18/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	Shawinigan Cataractes	2 - 5	QMJHL

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Alec Nasreddine (F)

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Loïc Poirier (F)

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Jordan Rittenberg (G)

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Jameson Needham (F)

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Chicoutimi Saguenéens History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	QMJHL	3	1	2	-	-	0	9	13	2	0.67	9	-
2025-2026	QMJHL	64	49	10	-	-	5	321	150	103	1.61	2	Champion
2024-2025	QMJHL	64	36	18	-	-	10	238	204	82	1.28	2	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	QMJHL	68	35	25	-	-	8	247	229	78	1.15	3	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	QMJHL	68	33	31	-	-	4	234	281	70	1.03	2	Eighth Final Loss
2021-2022	QMJHL	68	27	35	-	-	6	206	264	60	0.88	3	Eighth Final Loss
2020-2021	QMJHL	29	17	7	-	-	5	105	77	39	1.34	1	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	QMJHL	63	45	12	-	-	6	256	182	96	1.52	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	QMJHL	68	39	22	-	-	7	218	205	85	1.25	3	First round loss
2017-2018	QMJHL	68	28	35	-	-	5	200	233	61	0.9	5	First round loss
2016-2017	QMJHL	68	38	25	-	-	5	206	205	81	1.19	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	QMJHL	68	32	25	-	-	11	223	217	75	1.1	3	First round loss
2014-2015	QMJHL	68	29	32	-	-	7	203	238	65	0.96	5	First round loss
2013-2014	QMJHL	68	27	40	-	-	1	183	254	55	0.81	5	First round loss
2012-2013	QMJHL	68	30	31	-	-	7	198	225	67	0.99	5	First round loss
2011-2012	QMJHL	68	35	24	-	-	9	235	232	79	1.16	5	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	QMJHL	68	27	29	-	-	5	197	220	66	0.97	5	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	QMJHL	68	26	33	-	-	9	186	257	61	0.9	13	First round loss
2008-2009	QMJHL	68	24	32	-	-	12	215	256	60	0.88	13	First round loss
2007-2008	QMJHL	70	37	25	-	-	8	235	203	82	1.17	8	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	QMJHL	70	34	28	-	-	8	235	236	76	1.09	13	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	QMJHL	70	51	15	-	-	4	321	185	106	1.51	2	Conference SF loss
2004-2005	QMJHL	70	38	19	6	-	7	264	217	89	1.27	3	Semifinal loss
2003-2004	QMJHL	70	32	27	7	-	4	218	220	75	1.07	7	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	QMJHL	72	28	40	1	-	3	239	292	60	0.83	13	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	QMJHL	72	40	27	1	-	4	278	269	85	1.18	7	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	QMJHL	72	22	39	10	-	1	242	313	55	0.76	14	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	QMJHL	72	22	44	3	-	3	226	320	50	0.69	16	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	QMJHL	70	20	48	2	-	-	200	344	42	0.6	14	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	QMJHL	70	36	33	1	-	-	272	285	73	1.04	8	Conference QF loss

Chicoutimi Saguenéens Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	Memorial Cup	4	1	3	-	-	0	9	16	2	0.5	3	Semifinal loss
1996-1997	Memorial Cup	3	0	3	-	-	-	10	17	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	Memorial Cup	3	2	1	-	-	-	5	6	4	1.33	2	Semifinal loss
1990-1991	Memorial Cup	3	1	2	-	-	-	6	13	2	0.67	3	Semifinal loss

Chicoutimi Saguenéens Retired Numbers

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alexandre Desmarais (D)	2026-2027	Joliette Prédateurs	QJHL	6	3	6	9	18
2.	Jacob Gomez (F)	2026-2027	Joliette Prédateurs	QJHL	6	2	6	8	0
3.	Olivier Pouliot (F)	2026-2027	Erding Gladiators	Oberliga	4	5	2	7	4
4.	Nikita Lyamkin (D)	2026-2027	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	10	0	7	7	2
5.	Guillaume Asselin (F)	2026-2027	EHC Olten	SL	3	4	2	6	4
6.	Jérémy Fortin (F)	2026-2027	Chamonix	Ligue Magnus	5	4	2	6	4
7.	Brennan O'Donnell (F)	2026-2027	Pictou County Crushers	MJAHL	4	2	4	6	2
8.	Lucas LeBlanc (F)	2026-2027	Nepean Raiders	CCHL	6	0	6	6	17
9.	Alex Blais (F)	2026-2027	EHF Passau Black Hawks	Oberliga	4	2	3	5	0
10.	Lukas Sedlak (F)	2026-2027	HC Dynamo Pardubice	Champions HL	4	2	3	5	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.32
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	19.53
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.07
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.81
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	18.97

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marc Fortier (F)	271	164	314	478
2.	Patrice Tremblay (F)	273	225	242	467
3.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	274	171	264	435
4.	Paul Gagné (F)	259	156	253	409
5.	Michel St-Jacques (F)	263	173	223	396

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Patrice Tremblay (F)	273	225	242	467
2.	Sylvain Locas (F)	218	174	214	388
3.	Michel St-Jacques (F)	263	173	223	396
4.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	274	171	264	435
5.	Marc Fortier (F)	271	164	314	478

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marc Fortier (F)	271	164	314	478
2.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	274	171	264	435
3.	Paul Gagné (F)	259	156	253	409
4.	Jean-Marc Richard (D)	268	52	249	301
5.	David Desharnais (F)	262	126	248	374

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Lacombe (D)	259	7	110	1068
2.	Yves Gaucher (F)	192	94	237	902
3.	Denis Hamel (F)	201	105	216	711
4.	Jean-Francois Demers (F)	163	14	40	687
5.	Alexandre Blackburn (D)	166	10	31	619

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Emmanuel Vermette (F)	316	103	137	240
2.	Francis Verreault-Paul (F)	301	89	100	189
3.	Marc Bouchard (F)	298	103	173	276
4.	Daniel Poulin (D)	282	58	200	258
5.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	274	171	264	435

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Gilles Hamel (F)	57	73	135	2.37
2.	Stéphane Richer (F)	27	31	63	2.33
3.	Stéphane Morin (F)	104	99	238	2.29
4.	Gilles Morissette (F)	80	73	177	2.21
5.	Patrick Émond (F)	165	141	352	2.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marc Fortier (F)	1986-1987	65	66	201
2.	Stéphane Morin (F)	1988-1989	70	77	186
3.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	1979-1980	72	72	182
4.	Patrick Émond (F)	1985-1986	71	69	167
5.	Sylvain Locas (F)	1975-1976	72	80	160

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Sylvain Locas (F)	1975-1976	72	80	160
2.	Stéphane Morin (F)	1988-1989	70	77	186
3.	Patrice Tremblay (F)	1986-1987	70	76	156
4.	Gilles Hamel (F)	1979-1980	57	73	135
5.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	1979-1980	72	72	182

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Marc Fortier (F)	1986-1987	65	135	201
2.	Guy Carbonneau (F)	1979-1980	72	110	182
3.	Stéphane Morin (F)	1988-1989	70	109	186
4.	Patrick Émond (F)	1985-1986	71	98	167
5.	Sylvain Locas (F)	1976-1977	72	98	157

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Yves Gaucher (F)	1987-1988	68	97	390
2.	Patrick Tessier (F)	2002-2003	56	9	383
3.	Patrick Lacombe (D)	1991-1992	67	7	373
4.	Denis Hamel (F)	1996-1997	70	100	357
5.	Alain Nasreddine (D)	1994-1995	67	39	342

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent QMJHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
4	#70	Mattéo Roy (D)	06/18/2010	Moncton, NB, CAN	5'11"	172 lbs
5	#89	Kasen Walsh (D)	01/24/2010	Warwick, RI, USA	6'2"	163 lbs
6	#107	Blake Wilichoski (F)	04/18/2010	Danvers, MA, USA	5'11"	161 lbs
7	#110	Loïk Poulin (F)	08/02/2010	St-Georges-de-Beauce, QC, CAN	6'2"	187 lbs
8	#143	Olivier Necak (F)	06/08/2010	Mirabel, QC, CAN	6'0"	168 lbs
9	#161	Justin Gaudet (D)	03/22/2010	Victoriaville, QC, CAN	6'0"	187 lbs
10	#179	Édouard Couture (G)	06/07/2010	St-Denis-de-Brompton, QC, CAN	5'11"	176 lbs
12	#202	Dan-Evan Groulx (F)	09/02/2010	St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN	5'10"	179 lbs
12	#215	Jacob Gilbert (D)	02/11/2010	Otterburn Park, QC, CAN	6'2"	174 lbs
2025
2	#37	Léo-Gabriel Gosselin (F)	05/19/2009	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	190 lbs
4	#59	Charles Généreux (D)	02/06/2009	Lorraine, QC, CAN	6'1"	192 lbs
6	#93	Justin Lee (G)	06/28/2009	Newton, MA, USA	6'1"	176 lbs
7	#124	Luca Desjardins (F)	08/29/2009	Lachenaie, QC, CAN	5'11"	183 lbs
8	#142	David Messier (D)	09/04/2009	Brossard, QC, CAN	6'0"	172 lbs
9	#160	Alexis Lavoie (F)	04/26/2009	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'0"	165 lbs
10	#178	Owen McHale (F)	02/17/2008	Charlestown, MA, USA	6'0"	174 lbs
12	#210	Alexy Bouchard (G)	12/23/2009	Alma, QC, CAN	6'3"	172 lbs
2024
1	#6	Jayden Plouffe (F)	01/25/2008	Terrebonne, QC, CAN	5'11"	176 lbs
1	#10	Tynan Lawrence (F)	08/03/2008	Fredericton, NB, CAN	6'1"	185 lbs
4	#68	Zack Payette (F)	05/27/2008	Trois-Rivières, QC, CAN	6'3"	179 lbs
6	#106	Gabriel Anctil (D)	01/08/2008	St-Anaclet-de-Lessard, QC, CAN	6'2"	196 lbs
8	#129	Jordan Rittenberg (G)	02/24/2008	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'1"	192 lbs
10	#174	Félix Cadran (F)	02/08/2008	St-Majorique, QC, CAN	5'6"	123 lbs
10	#176	Alexis Cadran (F)	02/08/2008	St-Majorique, QC, CAN	5'6"	126 lbs
11	#183	Zack Archambault (D)	03/15/2008	St-Jérôme, QC, CAN	5'10"	179 lbs
11	#192	Dérek Savard (F)	01/12/2008	Saguenay, QC, CAN	5'9"	170 lbs
13	#228	Olivier Tétreault (D)	01/17/2008	St-Michel, QC, CAN	6'1"	170 lbs
14	#246	William Frenette (F)	01/15/2008	Ste-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, QC, CAN	6'0"	161 lbs

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